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Re: Jims ESB

Post by Jim » Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:04 am

Nice going chaps! :D

Mines going like the clappers now - that's Windsor for you!
NURSE!! He's out of bed again!

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Re: Jims ESB

Post by simmyb » Sun Oct 25, 2015 10:39 am

...and we're off!

Starter of Fuller's yeast standing by (prepared using Yeast Whisperer's shaken not stirred method)
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Freshly milled grains
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Dough in complete
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Had to post this one....
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All wrapped for 90 mins
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Right, time for some brekkie!
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Conditioning : AG137 Mosaic Pale Ale
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Re: Jims ESB

Post by bquiggerz » Sun Oct 25, 2015 11:13 am

Got spot on 23 litres in the FV, will be taking a gravity reading and pitching as soon as its down to temp as I use no chill. Should mention it was put in the FV last night.
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Re: Jims ESB

Post by Dave S » Sun Oct 25, 2015 12:26 pm

Jim wrote:Nice going chaps! :D

Mines going like the clappers now - that's Windsor for you!
Don't know if I'll use Windsor again. You're right, Jim it does kick off quickly and goes like mad, but I always have a problem with the early finish. I've recently brewed a mild with Windsor which stopped at 1016, (had the OG at 1042 to account this). It stayed at 1016 for well over a week, at which point I kegged it - fine. The odd thing is, and this has happened every time I've used Windsor, in the keg it has dropped another couple of points in just over a week. There are only two reasons I can think why this happens:

1. Transferring the beer into keg has roused the yeast enough to start it munching again - how likely it that given crash cooling for almost two weeks?

2. Addition of priming sugar has invigorated the yeast enough to make it carry on eating sugars it had previously given up on.

Can't think of any other variables. Either way I think prefer something a bit more ruley.
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Re: Jims ESB

Post by simmyb » Sun Oct 25, 2015 1:25 pm

Brekkie finished, on with the brew...

My 3 tier set up...
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Recirculating the first runnings...
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Fly Sparging...
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First Wort hops in...
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Good boil underway...
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Primary : AG138 Amarillo Pale Ale
Conditioning : AG137 Mosaic Pale Ale
Drinking: AG131 London Bitter, AG132 Yorkshire Bitter, AG133 Guinnish, AG134 Witbier, AG135 Challenger Pale Ale, AG136 Kveik IPA,
Planning: Perle faux lager
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Re: Jims ESB

Post by Piscator » Sun Oct 25, 2015 1:53 pm

Way to go team JBK - we've brewed just over 1BBL so far between us =D>
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Re: Jims ESB

Post by jaroporter » Sun Oct 25, 2015 2:03 pm

love seeing everyone's setups! especially the personal tweaks :) cheers everyone, mash liquor going on now..
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Re: Jims ESB

Post by Jim » Sun Oct 25, 2015 2:07 pm

Piscator wrote:Way to go team JBK - we've brewed just over 1BBL so far between us =D>
Great going guys!! :=P
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Re: Jims ESB

Post by simmyb » Sun Oct 25, 2015 2:37 pm

My frankly over elaborate(!) 3 coil immersion chiller ready to go in to be sterilised in the hot wort...
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Late hops and protofloc ready to go in...
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Cooled to 80 C and steep hops in...
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Chiller on. I start using tap water to do get the wort down to about 35C then switch to a FV of water chilled down to just above freezing fed through a chugger pump to drop down to 18-19C as quick as possible. I started doing this during the summer when the tap water was about 20C but going to keep it up. I find this give a really good cold break and the finished beer seems brighter as a result...
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Cold Break forming
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Primary : AG138 Amarillo Pale Ale
Conditioning : AG137 Mosaic Pale Ale
Drinking: AG131 London Bitter, AG132 Yorkshire Bitter, AG133 Guinnish, AG134 Witbier, AG135 Challenger Pale Ale, AG136 Kveik IPA,
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Re: Jims ESB

Post by Monkeybrew » Sun Oct 25, 2015 4:20 pm

Haven't had time to sort my photos and write my post yet, but my brew from last night is fermenting away @19C with S-04 (was supposed to be WLP002, but that's another story)

Still don't really know what went wrong, but I ended up with 19.5L @1.042, instead of 20L @1.050 :| :oops:

Think I've created the younger cousin - Jim's SB (Special Bitter)

#-o

Cheers

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Conditioning:
AG#41 - Vienna Lager - 5.6%
AG#42 - Heritage Double Ale - 10.5%

On Tap:
AG#44 - Harvest ESB - 5.4%
AG#45 - Amarillo Gold APA - 5.2%
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Re: Jims ESB

Post by Pinto » Sun Oct 25, 2015 4:33 pm

Monkeybrew wrote:Haven't had time to sort my photos and write my post yet, but my brew from last night is fermenting away @19C with S-04 (was supposed to be WLP002, but that's another story)

Still don't really know what went wrong, but I ended up with 19.5L @1.042, instead of 20L @1.050 :| :oops:

Think I've created the younger cousin - Jim's SB (Special Bitter)

#-o

Cheers

MB
Think that qualifies it as a Jims OSB :lol: -sure it'll still taste great :)
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Re: Jims ESB

Post by simmyb » Sun Oct 25, 2015 4:33 pm

First Runnings...
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A sound thrashing with the paddle :shock:
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Tucked up in the brew fridge...
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I've been tweaking equipment and processes and don't have my numbers dialled in yet, but ended up with 27 litres at 1.050 so happy with that!
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Primary : AG138 Amarillo Pale Ale
Conditioning : AG137 Mosaic Pale Ale
Drinking: AG131 London Bitter, AG132 Yorkshire Bitter, AG133 Guinnish, AG134 Witbier, AG135 Challenger Pale Ale, AG136 Kveik IPA,
Planning: Perle faux lager
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Re: Jims ESB

Post by Monkeybrew » Sun Oct 25, 2015 4:46 pm

Pinto wrote:
Monkeybrew wrote:Haven't had time to sort my photos and write my post yet, but my brew from last night is fermenting away @19C with S-04 (was supposed to be WLP002, but that's another story)

Still don't really know what went wrong, but I ended up with 19.5L @1.042, instead of 20L @1.050 :| :oops:

Think I've created the younger cousin - Jim's SB (Special Bitter)

#-o

Cheers

MB

Think that qualifies it as a Jims OSB :lol: -sure it'll still taste great :)
Yeah, sure that it will be a nice brew, just gutted on many fronts.....
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Conditioning:
AG#41 - Vienna Lager - 5.6%
AG#42 - Heritage Double Ale - 10.5%

On Tap:
AG#44 - Harvest ESB - 5.4%
AG#45 - Amarillo Gold APA - 5.2%
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Re: Jims ESB

Post by simmyb » Sun Oct 25, 2015 4:50 pm

Reward... :D
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Well done everybody!!! =D> =D>
Primary : AG138 Amarillo Pale Ale
Conditioning : AG137 Mosaic Pale Ale
Drinking: AG131 London Bitter, AG132 Yorkshire Bitter, AG133 Guinnish, AG134 Witbier, AG135 Challenger Pale Ale, AG136 Kveik IPA,
Planning: Perle faux lager
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Re: Jims ESB

Post by JamesF » Sun Oct 25, 2015 5:02 pm

Just to finish off for the time being, mine is also now in the fermentation cabinet and yeast has been pitched. Got it all sorted this morning.

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